ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The pituitary is a small gland in the middle of the head just below the brain (figure 1). The pituitary contains lactotroph cells that produce prolactin, the hormone that stimulates lactation (production of breast milk).

Detailed explanation-2: -Prolactin is a hormone produced by your pituitary gland which sits at the bottom of the brain. Prolactin causes breasts to grow and develop and causes milk to be made after a baby is born. Normally, both men and women have small amounts of prolactin in their blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prolactin is a protein hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that was originally named for its ability to promote lactation in response to the suckling stimulus of hungry young mammals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prolactin is produced mainly by the lactotroph cells in the anterior pituitary. PRL is under the inhibitory control by dopamine released from the tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic (TIDA) neurons (1).

Detailed explanation-5: -Anatomy of the Pituitary Gland It regulates growth, metabolism, and reproduction through the hormones that it produces. The production of these hormones is either stimulated or inhibited by chemical messages sent from the hypothalamus to the pituitary. The posterior lobe produces two hormones, vasopressin and oxytocin.